Psychological impact of long illness and death of achild on the family circle

Cobb, Beatrix

doi:10.1016/s0022-3476(56)80014-0

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“…In our study the loss of their peers was compounded for some by the loss of their children to AIDS-related illnesses. The acute pain of the loss of a child has been documented in a number of different studies (Cobb 1956; Rubin 1993; Videka–Sherman 1982) and attention has also been paid to the particular experience of older parents, like Grace in the story at the beginning of this paper, grieving the loss of an adult child (Moss et al 1986; Rando 1991; Cacace and Williamson 1996). Children are an investment in the future and in a very real sense in countries such as Uganda with no social security system, a safety net for the parent.…”

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Despondency Among HIV-Positive Older Men and Women in Uganda

Wright

Zalwango

Seeley

et al. 2012

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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Forty people over 60 years of age took part in longitudinal research over the course of a year on the impact of the HIV epidemic in southern Uganda. In this paper we focus mainly on the data from 26 of the 40 who were HIV-positive. While we observed that feelings of depression were frequently experienced by many of the people in our study, the state of ‘being depressed’ was not constant. Participants regularly expressed economic frustration (because of a lack of money to buy food and other commodities including sugar and soap); medical problems (including those related to HIV) as well as old age, the burden of dependents (including concerns about school fees for grandchildren), feelings of sadness and isolation, and a lack of support from others, as well as stigma, whether real or perceived. However, while worries, sorrow and despondent thoughts were reported in many of the interviews across the study, moods fluctuated moving from happiness and hope, to sadness and despair, from month to month. Concerns regarding the psychological wellbeing amongst older people, including those living with HIV and older carers in Uganda deserve greater attention.

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Despondency Among HIV-Positive Older Men and Women in Uganda

Wright

Zalwango

Seeley

et al. 2012

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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“…(Binger, Albin, Feurstein, Kushner, Zoger, Mikkelson, 1969, Chesler and Barbarin, 1987Cobb, 1956, Morrow, Carpenter and Hoagland, 1984. However, very little focus has been placed on one other very important part of the family system -the siblings.…”

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Social Support for Siblings of Children with Cancer

Murray¹

1995

J Pediatr Oncol Nurs

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This descriptive study investigated nursing interventions used by pediatric oncology nurses to provide social support to siblings of children with cancer. The study was guided by House's conceptualization of social support which includes components of emotional, instrumental, informational, and appraisal support. A sample of 250 randomly selected pediatric oncology nurses were mailed the Sibling Social Support Questionnaire (SSSQ), developed by the researcher, to determine what interventions they use in clinical practice to provide social support to siblings of children with cancer. With 134 nurse respondents, the SSSQ demonstrated high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha of .95). Results indicated that the two most frequently used nursing interventions to provide social support to siblings are: ( I ) encouraging parents to spend time with their other children and (2) providing honest responses to questions asked by siblings. © 1995 by Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses.

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“…They report that siblings of a child who dies are at increased risk for developing severe psychosocial problems. The earliest research in this area, conducted by Cobb (1956), was initiated to look at the psychological impact of illness and death on the family. A major focus was on the impact of cancer on other children in the family.…”

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“…The demands of cancer on children and their parents have been investigated and understood for many years now (Binger et al 1969;Chesler & Barbarin, 1987;Cobb, 1956;Morrow, Carpenter, and Hoagland, 1984;Murray, 1995Murray, , 1998Murray, , 1999. However, very little attention has been given to one other very meaningful part of the family system-the well siblings.…”

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Attachment Theory and Adjustment Difficulties in Siblings of Children With Cancer

Murray

2000

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

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The demands of the childhood cancer experience on children and their parents has been investigated for a number of years. Despite this research, very little emphasis has been placed on well siblings. In the health care profession today, there is a growing perception that the psychosocial needs of the healthy siblings of children with cancer are less sufficiently met than those of other members of the family system. Previous research proposes that well siblings are especially susceptible to a number of adjustment difficulties (such as depression, anger, anxiety, feelings of guilt, and social isolation) (Murray, 1999). Given these findings, the question arises as to whether the adjustment difficulties seen in siblings are a result of the loss of, or separation from, the attachment figure--the mother who is busy caring for the child with cancer. The purpose of this article is to use attachment theory as a conceptual framework to try to understand the effects of the childhood cancer experience on siblings. Recent findings regarding siblings of children with cancer and some speculations regarding clinical implications are provided.

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Psychological impact of long illness and death of achild on the family circle

Cited by 43 publications

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Despondency Among HIV-Positive Older Men and Women in Uganda

Despondency Among HIV-Positive Older Men and Women in Uganda

Social Support for Siblings of Children with Cancer

Attachment Theory and Adjustment Difficulties in Siblings of Children With Cancer

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